昏天黑地

MEANING

1. 壹形adjective

   lit. dark sky and black earth (idiom)

   • wàimiànhūntiānhēidì,shénmeyěkànbùqīng.

     外面昏天黑地，什么也看不清。🔊

     Outside it was dark and gloomy, and nothing could be seen clearly.

2. 貳形adjective

   fig. pitch dark

   • wàimiànhūntiānhēidì,shénmeyěkànbújiàn.

     外面昏天黑地，什么也看不见。🔊

     Outside it was pitch-black, and you couldn't see anything at all.

3. 參动verb

   to black out

   • tālèidehūntiānhēidì.

     他累得昏天黑地。🔊

     He was so exhausted that he could barely see straight.

4. 肆形adjective

   disorderly

   • tāhēdehūntiānhēidì.

     他喝得昏天黑地。🔊

     He drank himself into a complete stupor.

5. 伍形adjective

   troubled times

   • nàduànrìzizhēnshìhūntiānhēidì.

     那段日子真是昏天黑地。🔊

     Those days were truly dark and gloomy.